oversjøisk 165 ovn frist exceed the time limit -sjoisk oversea -skjønn re-assessment, re-valuation, sjov, resurvey -skride cross, fig. exceed; ~ grensen for exceed (go beyond) the limit of, overstep the bounds of; utgiftene ~r inntektene expenditure exceeds income; ~ ens myndighet exceed one’s authority; betalingstiden er —skredet payment is overdue -skridelse excess -skrift heading, i avis o. I. headline, caption overskudd surplus, eksport ~ export surplus, an excess of exports over imports; regnsk. surplus, fortjeneste margin [of profit], balance of profits; forretningen gikk med ~ the business gave a surplus; it was run at a profit; være i ~ be in excess; et ~ på a surplus of -s| befolkning surplus population -s|lager surplus stock(s) over|skue survey, fig. ~ ulykkens omfang take in (grasp) the extent of the disaster -skuelig (se oversiktlig) i en ~ framtid in the reasonably near future, in the foreseeable future, for any period of time we can see, within measurable time -skyet overcast -skygge overshadow, formørke eclipse -skylle overflow, flood, wash over -skytende fig. surplus, excess; det — beløp the surplus, the excess; for hver ~ dag for each additional day; den ~ del (over 5 %) av aksjeutbyttet the dividend over and above (exceeding, in excess of) 5 % over|slag omtrentlig beregning [rough] estimate; gjøre et ~ over make (draw up) an estimate of -spenne spenne for sterkt bend to breaking point, overstrain -spent om person high-strung, excitable; ~e forventninger high-strung expectations -stell på vogn o. 1. body, på fly fuselage -stemme ved avstemning: bli —stemt be outvoted -stige overskride exceed, be in excess of; inntekten —r utgiften med £100 income exceeds expenditure by £100; ~ en hindring surmount an obstacle; ~ ens krefter be beyond one’s strength -stigelig surmountable -stryke med farge coat, stryke ut cross out, delete -strømmende profuse, effusive f.e. effusive compliments, He was profuse in his thanks -stråle overgå outshine -stå alle vanskene er —tt, f.e. all his difficulties are over (are at an end, are ended); det verste er —tt we have got over the worst, we have turned the corner -svømme flood, inundate. The market is flooded with cheap productions. The country was overrun with (invaded by) tourists. We are inundated with inquiries -svømmelse flood, inundation -syn ~ over view (survey) of over|ta f.e. et agentur take over an agency, vareparti take over a parcel; lasten take (accept) delivery of the cargo, en avdeling take charge of a department; plikter, ansvar take over duties, responsibilities, påta seg undertake a duty, responsibility; ~ stilling som kasserer take over the position of cashier -tagelse ~ av the taking over of -tak ha (få) —et over have (gain) the upper hand of, get the better of, have the whip-hand of, have the mastery over; kjempe om —et struggle for the mastery -takst re-valuation overtal|e persuade. I succeeded in talking him round. ~ til å persuade to; han lot seg ~ til å komme he let himself be persuaded into coming; han lot seg ikke ~ til å, f.e. he was not to be persuaded into accepting the contract -else persuasion; —s]evne persuasiveness, power[s] (gift) of persuasion -ende persuasive overltall være i ~ be in the majority -tallig supernumerary -tegne om lån o. I. over-subscribe -tegning over-subscription -tid overtime; ~s|ar-beid overtime work -tilsyn supervision -tre(de) f.e. break (infringe, contravene) the (a) law -tredelse ~ av infringement (contravention) of -treder offender -treffe ~ seg selv surpass (excel) oneself; ~ forventningene exceed (surpass) expectations. Se også overgå, overstige, -trekk-bankv. overdraft av tøy o. I. cover, hinde film, glaze; av maling coat[ing] of paint -trekke ~ en konto overdraw an account -tro superstition -troisk superstitious -tyde convince; ~ om convince of -vann sjøv. water shipped, ta ~ ship water overveie tenke over (igjennom) consider, think over; ~ omhyggelig consider carefully. We have given the matter (question, problem) our careful (close) consideration, vi har —t alle sider ved denne sak we have considered this matter in all its aspects; ~ på ny reconsider; vi ~r å legge bedriften om we are contemplating a reorganization of (we are considering the question of reorganizing) our works -et vel ~ considered, well-advised, sær. om handling deliberate; mindre vel ~ ill-advised, ill-considered, f.e. an ill-considered plan overveielse consideration; elter moden ~ after (on) mature consideration; etter (ved) nærmere — on closer reflection, on second thoughts; after thinking the matter well over; having reconsidered the matter 1 find that . . ; spørsmålet er gjenstand for omhyggelig ~ the question is receiving [our] careful attention; it is engaging our close attention; vi har under ~ å bygge we contemplate (we are considering the question of) building; vi har saken under ~ the matter is under consideration (review); ta under ~ consider; ta under omhyggelig ~ give it [my] careful consideration, consider carefully; ta under fornyet ~ reconsider; til ~ av for the consideration of overveiende 1 adj. være ~: i anlull n. I. preponderate, predominate; det ~ antall av the great (preponderating) majority of; den ~ del av the best part of, the large proportion of; den langt — del av by far the greater part of; et alt ~ hensyn a consideration outweighing all others 2 adv. med ~ svensk kapital with mainly (pre-ponderatingly) Swedish capital; det er ~ sannsynlig at it is highly probable that, the odds are that, it is odds that over|vekt overweight, excess weight, om reisegods excess luggage; overlegenhet advantage, superiority, preponderance; ha —en over outweigh; med to stemmers ~ by a majority of two -vektig overweight, f.e. the letter is overweight overveld[e overøse med, overlesse med overwhelm with, imponere overwhelm, ta makten fra overcome, overpower. We are overwhelmed (snowed under) by letters -ende f.e. majoritet an overwhelming (sweeping) majority, inntrykk an overwhelming impression, nederlag an overwhelming (crushing) defeat overvinn|e beseire conquer, defeat, get the better of; ~ en vanskelighet surmount (overcome) a difficulty -elig conquerable; surmountable -else det koster — it requires an effort over|vintre winter -vintring wintering -vurdere overrate, over-estimate, overvalue; put too high an estimate (value) on. An overrated person. He has overrated his strength -vurdering overrating, etc. -vær i ~ av in the presence of; i vitners ~ in the presence of witnesses -være attend, be present at -våke watch over -ømfintlig ~ for over-sensitive to -øse ~ en med shower upon one ovn kakkel — stove, elek. heater, baker— oven, snelte — furnace, ka(k~ lime-kiln